Good Afternoon

Our next door neighbours are a joinery shop and they've embarked upon a project to build a sail powered boat in line with a cornish fishing boat design to eventually cross the English Channel.

I was curious to see they were using Domino connectors in construction so took a couple of pics.









As it develops, I'll keep you posted.

Warren

That doesn't look like a sound choice for a seaworthy boat, unless their goal is to advertise/test Domino Connectors.

There is no involvement from ourselves or Festool, just noticed it when they started setting out in the yard. They are experienced, I have confidence in their abilities, needless to say I won't be volunteering to crew the maiden voyage. ;-)

I suspect we are looking at the station molds that the hull will be built on. So none of this will see water.

I suspect we are looking at the station molds that the hull will be built on. So none of this will see water.

I also agree with this. The Domino connectors are excellent but nobody in their right mind would use them in an application which involved huge stresses and sea water.

They are in the process of making a male pattern from which the female will be made. The wooden male would have to be disassembled from within the cured female, hence the connectors.

Peter

Few more pics for you.

I've read the comments above and without mentioning anyones misgivings I have spoken to the guys over there and asked about the plan. This is a project where the enjoyment is in the making I've been told, it may sink, but the exercise using connectors and a new type of treated timber is the leftfield approach they enjoy, pushing boundaries and taking a new individual approach. It's not always the end result that's important, it's the journey there that gives the pleasure, the stories and the building of character.

I applaud their boldness and watch from my office window with great interest.

The boat has been brought in for the winter and with many stainless brads and copious amounts special glue our next door neighbours are at this point:

great looking boat.

kent